Charles Orillon (1652 - 1742)

Born 15 Sep 1652 in La Flèche, Anjou, France

Husband of Marie Anne Bastarache — married 8 Jan 1704 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 5 Dec 1742 at age 90 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Charles Orillon migrated from France to Acadia.

Charles Orillon dit Champagne was born about 1652 and baptized at the church of Saint-Thomas in La Flèche, Anjou (today Sarthe), France. He was the son of Julien Orillon and Anne Roger. ^{[1] [2]}

Charles arrived in Acadie about 1703, early in Queen Anne's War, to serve as a soldier and mason in the garrison at Port-Royal and also as a servant in the home of Acadian governor Jacques-Francois de Bouillan. ^{[2] [3]}

Not along after he reached the colony, Charles married Marie Anne Bastarache, daughter of Jean Bastarache and Huguette Vincent, at Port-Royal on 8 January 1704. ^{[1] [2] [4] [5]}

Charles and Marie Anne had nine children together, including two girls and seven boys, all born at Port-Royal. Five of their sons went on to marry; and one of their daughters married into the Hébert family. ^{[1] [2]}

Oldest son Jean-Baptiste dit Champagne l'aîné, born in November 1704, married Cécile, daughter of René Labauve, probably at Port-Royal in c1735. They moved to Chignecto.

Jean, a twin, born in November 1708, died 10 days after his birth. Joseph died the day before his twin brother Jean.

Charles dit Champagne, fils, born in August 1713, married first to Anne, daughter of Francois Richard, at Port-Royal in September 1734. They remained in the Port-Royal area until Le Grand Dérangment. Charles dit Champagne, fils's second wife was Marie, daughter of Louis Doucet, whom he married at Nicolet, Québec, in June 1763 after Le Grand Dérangement.

Pierre dit Champagne, born in December 1715, became a blacksmith and married Brigitte, daughter of Jean Brun dit Le Brun, at Port-Royal in January 1742. They also remained at Port-Royal.

Joseph, born in August 1718, married Marguerite, daughter of François Dugas, at Port-Royal in February 1746. They remained in the Port-Royal area until the late 1740s or early 1750s, when they moved to the Pointe Beauséjour area of Chignecto.

Youngest son Jean-Baptiste dit Champagne le jeune, born in January 1722, followed older brothers Jean-Baptiste l'aîné and Joseph to Chignecto, where he married Marguerite, daughter of Jean Deveau, in October 1746.

Charles Orillon, noted as Rion. died 15 December 1742, aged about ninety years, widower of Marie Bastarache. He was buried the next day at Port-Royal. Witnesses were Charles Savoye, Antoine Blanchard and Jean Landry. ^{[1] [2] [6]}

In 1755, descendants of Charles Orillon dit Champagne could be found at the family's home base of Port-Royal (which the British called Annapolis Royal), as well as at Chignecto.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, Première Partie 1636-1714 - Stephen A. White - 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999 p. 1254; cited by Karen Theriot Reader Charles ORILLON.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Arsenault, Bona. Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens: 1625-1810. Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols.; p. 704 (Port Royal).

   Charles ORILLON dit CHAMPAGNE, born in 1653, son of "Master Julien ORILLON" & Anne ROGER of the city of La Fleche, diocese of Angers, France. A footnote says that Charles was sent to Acadia by the governor Jacques-Francois de BROUILLAN to work at the fort of Port Royal as a mason, at 30 livres a month plus a ration and a half. He served as concierge at the home of the governor. Reference: Rameau de Saint-Pere, UNE COLONIE FEODALE EN AMERIQUE, vol. 2, p. 346. Charles arrived in Acadia around 1703, married at Port Royal on 8 Jan 1704 to Marie BASTARACHE; nine children.

   cited by Karen Theriot Reader Charles ORILLON
3. ↑ Acadians in Gray ORILLON dit Champagne
4. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 117) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/117?r=0&s=5
5. ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Charles Orillon dit Champagne and Marie Bastarache marriage RG 1 volume 26 page 269 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=1191&Language=
6. ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Charles Rion burial RG 1 volume 26a page 234 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=2607

See also:

• Nos Origine Charles Orion